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Loki - Rhodesian Ridgeback (6.5 months)

General Appearance - Handsome, strong, muscular and active dog, symmetrical in outline, capable of great endurance with fair amount of speed. Mature dog is handsome and upstanding.

Characteristics - A distinctive feature is the ridge on back formed by hair growing in opposite direction to the remainder of the coat. Ridge clearly defined, tapering and symmetrical, starting immediately behind shoulders and continuing to haunch, and containing two identical crowns not extending further down ridge than one-third of it's length. Up to 5cm (2 ins.) is a good average for width of ridge.

Temperament - Dignified, intelligent, aloof with strangers but showing no aggression or shyness.

Head and Skull - Of fair length, skull flat, rather broad between ears, free from wrinkles when in repose. Stop reasonably well defined. Nose black or brown in keeping with colour of dog. Black nose accompanied by dark eyes, brown nose by amber eyes.